ELKSHAPE Podcast - Attention ROOKIE Elk Hunters!!!!!

ElkShape

Dan Staton

Fitness, Sports, Wilderness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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In Part 2 of our Bear Bender series, Dan sits down with Bill Vanderheyden, founder of Iron Will Outfitters, for a deep dive into our Saskatchewan bear hunt with Eastern Sky Guiding Service—and so much more. We cover:• The highs and lessons from Bill’s latest bear hunting experience• A full breakdown of his elk hunting film—rewatching it together and going full director’s cut mode• Technical gear talk, shot decisions, mental game, and what really goes through your head when a bull steps into range• Insights from Bill on archery, backcountry gear, and balancing the grind with real life Whether you're an elk junkie, a gearhead, or just want an inside look at how elite hunters think and operate in the field, this episode delivers. 📹 Stay tuned for more Bear Bender content dropping soon, including how YOU can join us for bear season in 2026. @elkshape @ironwilloutfitters https://ironwilloutfitters.com/ Go watch the full film! https://www.fulldrawfilmtour.com/dates-tickets/ 📸: @shaka_gnar @rileystaton24 💢 Discount Codes 💢 BORN PRIMITIVE OUTDOOR - 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠ELKSHAPE⁠⁠⁠ PEAX EQUIP - 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠ELKSHAPE⁠⁠⁠ CANVAS CUTTER - 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠ELKSHAPE⁠⁠⁠ WILDERNESS ATHLETE | 20% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠ELKSHAPE⁠⁠⁠ VORTEX WEAR | 20% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ BLACK OVIS | 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ SHEEPFEET | 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ onXhunt ELITE Membership | 20% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ Basekamp Quarter Pad | 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ CrossOver Symmetry | 20% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ Stealth Cam | 20% Off Code (non-cellular): ⁠⁠⁠ELKSHAPE20⁠⁠⁠ MAGVIEW | 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ MY MEDIC | 10% Off Code: ⁠⁠⁠elkshape⁠⁠⁠ DARK ENERGY | 10% Off CODE: ⁠⁠⁠ELKSHAPE⁠⁠⁠ GORUCK | LINK TO ⁠⁠⁠SHOP⁠⁠⁠ BLACK RIFLE COFFEE | 20% OFF CODE: ⁠⁠⁠ELKSHAPE20⁠⁠⁠ 🚨Video Production🚨 A CAM - ⁠⁠⁠SONY A1 BODY⁠⁠⁠ B CAM - ⁠⁠⁠SONY A7 IV W/KIT LENS⁠⁠⁠ SONY ⁠⁠⁠LONG LENS 70-200MM⁠⁠⁠ WIRELESS ⁠⁠⁠DJI MIC 2⁠⁠⁠ STUDIO LENS ⁠⁠⁠24-70MM ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠DJI DRONE ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠DJI ACTION 4⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Guys, welcome to the Elk Shade podcast today, live and in person here in Saskatchewan. I'm hanging out with Iron Will Bill. He's a good friend of mine. We'll get him a proper introduction today. We are going to talk about how you can beat the elk hunting learning curve. And that means two things. One, you've never killed an elk. This is your first year elk hunting. We're going to give you some hot tips on what to do and not do also if you've been elk hunting had some success but not consistent
0:25.9	success we're going to add a few puzzle pieces to make it make sense for you in 2025 it's time to
0:33.2	lock in we're talking elk hunting ironwell bill good to see you good see you Dan great to have you at
0:39.3	bear camp this year yeah this is a cool setup we're uh eastern sky guiding you've been here how many
0:43.7	times i think this is number six for me okay and i think i was complaining to you about a bear hunt
0:51.1	i had a couple years back in alber and it sucked. I only saw one bear
0:54.6	and you're like, uh, you should go with me. I have had some good luck. So let's just get to it.
1:00.5	How, what's the biggest bear you've tipped over here? Uh, about 480 pounds. And I've seen bigger.
1:08.2	You know, I've seen others just that big, I would say.
1:18.1	And I've got ones that are about 400, but I've got five bears from here, and four out of five are big bears.
1:19.3	Okay, that's insane.
1:19.5	Yeah.
1:25.1	And then I was fortunate enough to get my biggest bear ever, which is crazy because last week I said the same thing.
1:27.8	I just got the biggest bear I've ever killed in Alberta, and then roll over here and kill a bear that weighs 100 pounds more.
1:30.9	It's quite honestly unimaginable.
1:33.9	That's a giant.
1:36.0	492 pounds and 21 and 3 eighths inch skull.
1:39.8	That's just a giant bear.
1:41.5	Yeah, I can't wait to get him aged.
1:42.8	But, yeah, biggest bear I've ever seen in my life. Honestly, my legs were shaking when he came in. And that's, I just, I'm like, this isn't a whitel. Why am I getting bug fever? But fortunately for me, he didn't, he didn't, like, just come by real quick. He came in with a sow.
2:02.0	He had a girlfriend.
2:02.8	He was very distracted.
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